Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): House League Warm Up U11 and U12 (Start Time: 2018-01-13 10:45:00)

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Gareth Davies

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Name:	Gareth Davies
City:	Oakville
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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House league Warm Up U11 and U12 Winter 2018

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing and receiving

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Passing and receiving (10 mins)

Organization

- Use 4 cones to create a small square in and 4 cones to create a larger square around the outside of the smaller square. Without a ball.

- Half of the players begin in the small square and half of the players begin on the outside of the big square, with a ball.

Activity

- The players inside the box begin on their toes

- Outside players move the ball side to side whilst they wait

- Middle Players run out of the inside box to receive from an outside player

- The outside player passes the ball to the central player who receives and plays back in two touches.

- After 30 seconds the players get 5 seconds to switch from outside to inde and inside to outside.

- The players then do the opposite job for 30 seconds

- Add competition by seeing who can do the most in the 30 second time slot

Progression

- Players use the same foot to control and pass

- Players use opposite feet to receive and pass

- Players use one touch to pass the ball back to outside player.

Coaches Emphasis

- Create an angle to receive

- Soft first touch with inside or outside

- Use the instep to return the ball to the server

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Reactions

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Reactions (10 mins)

Organization

- Players in pairs line up opposite eachother in the middle of a 20x30 box

- One ball between the pair

- Pairs stand around 3 yards apart

Activity

- The players begin by manipulating the ball at their feet using the coaches choice of ball manipulation.

- The coach will ask a player from each side who their favourite team is the whole side will then become that team.

- When the coach calls a team, the team called will turn and run to and endline behind them, their partner will attempt to tage them before they get there.

- Add different ball manipulations as you have between 8-10 attempts.

Progression

- The player that is called must now take the ball with them to the line.

Progression

- The team called will then attack the opposite teams line the other player becomes a defender.

Emphasis

- Quick reactions

- Play on toes

- Keep the ball under control

- Awareness when dribbling

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Two Gates

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Two Gates (10 mins)

Organization

- Set up two cone gates 10 yards apart on one of the lines

- In between the two gates add a group of defenders

- At a cone 10 yards in front of the gates opposite the defenders, add a line of attackers

Activity

- The attacking players attempt to to run through either of the two gates to earn a point

- The defending players attempt to tag the attacker to earn a point

- Players switch end after each go

Progression

- The attacking players have a ball at their feet and attempt to dribble through the gates without being tackled.

Coaches Emphasis

- Use disguise to create space

- Use changes of speed and direction to be effective

- Keep the ball tight when dribbling

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up

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Warm up (10 mins)

Organization

- Play inside a circle with the approximate diameter 30 yards

- All players start in the circle

Activity

- All players move the ball showing any skills they would like to aslong as the ball stays on the floor, encourage as many touches as possible

Progression

- Stuck in the mud

- There are 3 players selected as taggers without a ball, they attempt to tag all those players who have a ball.

- The rest of the players attempt to stay away from the taggers as they dribble around the area

- If tagged the player with the ball stands still with their ball in their hands above their head and their feet wide apart.

- To be released a team mate must pass the ball through their legs

- See which defending team can get the most people stuck in the mud by the end of the time

Progression

- Rather than the players tagging the opposition they have a ball in their hands that they then have to throw off the attackers ball to get them to be stuck in the mud

Coaches Emphasis

- Awareness of players and space

- FUN

- Lots of touches on the ball

- Communication to make others aware you are stuck in the mud

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling zig zags

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Dribbling zig zags (10 mins)

Organization

- 3 sets of cones

- At each set of cones there is one red, one yellow, and one blue

- The same coloured cones will be zig zagged

- Each set of cones 10 yards further back from the last

- Equal players start behind each of the starting cones of different colours

Activity

- Players dribble their ball in a zig zag through their coloured cones

- Use different dribbling techniques to get through the cones keeping the ball tight

- Progress so all dribbling is with laces to first cone then add change of direction skill to drive away to second cone

- Make competitive with a team competition to finish off the activity

Coaching Emphasis

- Lots of touches

- Different parts of the foot

- Changes of direction and speed

- Bending knees on change of direction

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Manipulation

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Ball Manipulation (10 mins)

Organization

- All players in a 20 x 20 area

- Balls are placed somewhere in the area away from any particular player

Activity

- Players move around the area in different ways, jogging, skipping, jumping etc.

- On the coaches call or signal the players move to a ball. Once at the ball the player will to 5 repetitions of a ball manipulation chosen by either the coach or one of the players e.g Pull Push, inside outside

- The players will then attempt to complete this as many times as possible on different soccer balls around the area

- The coach will then call stop after 30 seconds and ask who got round the most balls.

- The coach will then set the players off moving around the area again having given another ball manipulation excercise when they signal go.

Coaches Emphasis

- Be aware of next ball

- Focus on the quality of the ball manipulations

- Encourage players to work with quality and speed if possible.

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